STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1241

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: H.B. No. 158

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 158, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR LAW COMPLIANCE FOR GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to require contractors for public works projects to submit certified payrolls to demonstrate compliance with wage and hour requirements.

Hawai‘i Construction Alliance, Hawaii Laborers-Employers Cooperation and Education Trust, Hawaii Laborers Union, Local 368, Pacific Resource Partnership, and Hawaii Regional Council of Carpenters supported this measure. The Department of Design and Construction of the City and County of Honolulu opposed this measure. The Department of Labor and Industrial Relations provided comments.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 158, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair